Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories is a free printable Kindergarten math worksheet on choosing between operations across problem types, aligned to Common Core standard K.OA.A.2. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Jonah has 8 buttons. Kofi has 5. How many more does Jonah have?
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2.Luis has 7 stickers and gives away 2. How many are left?
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3.Mei has 6 shells. Freya has 1. How many more does Mei have?
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4.Luis has 4 stickers. Luis is given 5 more. How many now?
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5.Aisha has 7 stickers. Freya has 2. How many more does Aisha have?
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6.Kofi has 8 acorns. Noor has 7. How many more does Kofi have?
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LessonPrint · K.OA.A.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
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Questions about Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories
What does the Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories worksheet cover?
It practices choosing between operations across problem types — 6 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.OA.A.2: Solve simple adding and taking-away story problems up to 10. The instruction to students is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2 — K.OA.A.2, under Operations & Algebraic Thinking for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.OA.A.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Mixed Adding and Taking Away Stories, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for K.OA.A.2
Solve simple adding and taking-away story problems up to 10.